Why have we chosen this name?  To many people the idea of darkness implies the darkness of evil.  But in fact, where this phrase comes from – the book of Isaiah in the Bible – darkness can mean a great deal more than just darkness and evil.

In fact, for many centuries in the Judaeo-Christian tradition, darkness very often implied hiddenness – even the Lord God is said to be hidden – Psalm 18:11 says: He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him – the dark rain clouds of the sky.

So, we are trying to convey the idea that we want to search out the things that are hidden, within our lives or within our culture, that influence us without us even knowing.

Once we can see into the darkness, we see the ‘treasures’ that can help us to grow, help us to kick off bad habits: to become more the people that we want to become.